Hello, i think there is a "optical" bug in samba-2.2.3a and lower. The problem i found is described in the messages below.
"Werner Kessel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hello, > i have following problem: > > Everyone who want to install a printer on his Windows Client, can see my > Samba machine in the list of the machines who are sharing printers. > But my Samba machine has no printers to share. > > Other Windows Server who also has no printers to share are not in the list. > > I have no [printers] sektion in smb.conf and in the [global] sektion the > parameter "load printers = no". This doesn't solve the problem. > > We have only 2 Server who shares printers. All other should not be seen in > the browsing list when someone want to install a shared printer. > But now all linux server with Samba installed for filesharing can be seen in > this list. > > Sorry for little bad grammar. ;-) > > Can somebody help me? > > regards > > Werner "Werner Kessel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Robert wrote: > > > If you are referring to the list of machines (netbios names) > > that appears in browse list of Network Neighbourhood; then > > the answer is that this has nothing to do with printers, and > > everything to do with shared resources. > > I know. > > > If you are not referring to Network Neighbourhood; > > what are you referring to? > > > > Robert > > ************ > > When a client goes trough "add new printer" dialog, he comes to a browse > list wich is only showing NT or 2000 machines that share printers. In this > dialog we can also see samba machines which are not shares printers. > > Any idea? > > regards > > Werner MSWin2K does not differentiate between netbios name sharing units in terms which could preclude the showing of samba servers, so I am afraid that you are stuck with samba servers appearing in the print server list. The samba server is recognised by Win2k as being a print server, irrespective of the availability of printers. Robert ********** -- Gruss Werner E-Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. http://www.gmx.net
